The old Leonard threshing machine is from Adeline Wakefield's scrapbook. This threshing machine was the first in Emery County. The power to run the machine that threshed the grain was made from horses turning a big wheel. Adeline wrote:"Threshing...
PAHUTE LEGENDS
William R. Palmer
1958
OH 0598
How The Eagle Became Bald-headed
It sometimes happened in the long ago that some living thing went bad and became a source of trouble to all the others. Sometimes they wrought so much sorrow and...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
At Bryce Junction, about eight rats climbed into the truck and headed toward Salt Lake. The rest of us continued in the bus to Bryce Canyon, planning to arrive in Salt Lake the following day.
The trip to Salt Lake in the truck was a relatively...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Since the dirt road was steep and at its crest there was some soft sand, we all walked past the first bend, where a mad scramble was made for the positions in which we would be carried homeward. Of course, the best places were near canteens, on...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
up the dusty road, then turned and climbed over the low sloping rock to the left. Merly had tried to encourage everybody to make this hike, and strangely enough, about the same number went on this as had gone up to the top of the natural bridge. We...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
rope broke; and after grappling with the muddy bank and water chest-high, they arrived looking for all the world like official river rats. Other crews, too, had been pressed against the muddy banks; and the shirts which had been so white that...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Toward the end of the trip for the day, we more confidently tackled the Ticaboo Rapids, and a few turns later, rounding a bend, we saw the glorious majesty of Tapestry Wall before us. Our first camp awaited our arrival. Enthusiastic and courageous...